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Record 'zombie tobacco' drug seizure in Japan as hallucinogenic substance spreads among youth

Saturday, 18 April 2026, 04:08 · 1 min read

Japanese police have arrested a 50-year-old Taiwan-based suspect on suspicion of smuggling more than four kilograms of etomidate — a controlled hallucinogenic substance nicknamed 'zombie tobacco' — from Thailand into Japan. The quantity seized is the largest ever recorded in the country, according to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department. Authorities believe abuse of the drug is growing domestically, particularly among young people, and say the suspect has denied the allegations.

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NHK World“ゾンビたばこ”密輸した疑いで逮捕 過去最多4キロ余押収 ↗︎
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